18650 mod box 510 atty

[justbrewit]

ok, so i've been thinking about this one for a while and finally got it finished. i was shooting for a 18650 mod box that i could use with 18650 batts or cr123 just like my BSB

i took alot of pics during the build so that i could show the whole thing step by step. its the nicest mod i've done so far, loks great inside, vapes just like my BSB, and it wasn't that hard to do

so here it is:

this is the top cover of the box mod, the short posts were taken out with my dremel tool.



Top Cover by justbrewit, on Flickr

you can see the grinding spots where the other 2 short posts were


another of the top cover by justbrewit, on Flickr

this is the start of the battery holder. this box from madvapes.com came with 2 sets of end plates, the thin ones i used to make this battery connector wall. this one had the same little short posts that the top did but i took all of them out. i didn't quite know how i was going to go about this and took one too many of the posts off. you can see on the one side of the wall where i had to add another post from something else(thats why its black)


bottom by justbrewit, on Flickr

i didn't have any battery terminals that i liked so i used this instead


here is my positive battery post by justbrewit, on Flickr


battery connector by justbrewit, on Flickr


battery connector 2 by justbrewit, on Flickr


battery connector 4 by justbrewit, on Flickr

heres what it will look like in the box


battery connector 5 by justbrewit, on Flickr

this is the center post for my 510 atty connector. this is how i've been soldering my 510 connectors. i remove the center post and the rubber gasket that holds it in. doing it this way keeps me from melting the gasket while trying to solder every thing together


510 atty center post by justbrewit, on Flickr


510 atty center post 2 by justbrewit, on Flickr


510 atty by justbrewit, on Flickr

here i just wanted to show all the atty pieces soldered and apart with my BSB


510 atty parts by justbrewit, on Flickr


510 atty parts 2 by justbrewit, on Flickr

o-ring installed


510 atty parts 3 by justbrewit, on Flickr

just install the center post the same way it was taken out


510 atty parts 4 by justbrewit, on Flickr


510 atty parts 5 by justbrewit, on Flickr

all put back together


510 atty by justbrewit, on Flickr


510 atty 2 by justbrewit, on Flickr


510 atty 3 by justbrewit, on Flickr

here's the beginnings of the battery holder portion of this mod. i've got my little wall built and secured, the switch is installed but not yet soldered. the negative side battery connection is installed and ready


battery holder by justbrewit, on Flickr


battery holder 2 by justbrewit, on Flickr

now the 510 atty connector is placed in(not glued in yet) the positive battery connector is installed


battery holder 3 by justbrewit, on Flickr


battery holder 4 by justbrewit, on Flickr

here's the switch and the start of the safety switch hole.


battery holder 5 by justbrewit, on Flickr

now the safety switch is installed, time to get every thing soldered together


battery holder 6 by justbrewit, on Flickr

the safety switch hole isn't the prettiest but it works


battery holder 7 by justbrewit, on Flickr


battery holder 8 by justbrewit, on Flickr

kinda blurry


battery holder 9 by justbrewit, on Flickr

every thing is soldered together and this is pretty much finished


battery holder 10 by justbrewit, on Flickr

side view after the solder job


battery holder 11 by justbrewit, on Flickr


battery holder 12 by justbrewit, on Flickr

here is the mod box ready to go with an 18650 2400mAh 3.7v battery.


mod box by justbrewit, on Flickr

cover in place


mod box 2 by justbrewit, on Flickr


mod box 3 by justbrewit, on Flickr


mod box 4 by justbrewit, on Flickr

mod box next to my BSB


mod box 5 by justbrewit, on Flickr

just a few picks to show the size


mod box 6 by justbrewit, on Flickr

here its using 2 cr123 batteries for 6v vaping


mod box 7 by justbrewit, on Flickr


mod box 8 by justbrewit, on Flickr

used very little epoxy for this one


mod box 9 by justbrewit, on Flickr


mod box 10 by justbrewit, on Flickr


mod box 11 by justbrewit, on Flickr

and thats it, it vapes just like my BSB, no problems, this one here is the best box mod i've made so far. i'm really liking it and so is the wifey. comments welcome, thanks for taking the time to look!

 

[Dudeman]

Nice job man!

I did basically the same thing as a back up for my SB. My switch is in the top section with the atty conn. No master switch either. I have a black box as well but i'm tempted to make that one a ~6v juice feed box.

 

[jerry2111]

Good job, and I liked the step by step. I have been wanting to make a mod for 18650 bat, I think i will try to copy yours. Thank you

 

[justbrewit]

Good job, and I liked the step by step. I have been wanting to make a mod for 18650 bat, I think i will try to copy yours. Thank you

your welcome, its an easy mod to do and it works like a dream. still haven't had any problems with it yet. but then again i just finished it at 4 this morning lol

 

[debb]

Very Cool...

 

[justbrewit]

Very Cool...

YAY!!!! it's cool!!!!!

haha thanks!

 

[justbrewit]

the wifey is putting this through its 6v paces right now, she put the 2 cr123's in it about 30 mins ago. she's lovin it with a cardomizer and some raspberry pear juice i mixed up

wifey is my beta tester for all my mods, she tells me if they're crap or not, she bashes 'em around a bit(not on purpose, just clumsy) she killed the one i did with the multicolor led, and now i'm finding it very difficult to dig my parts out of that darn epoxy lol

 

[justbrewit]

she's been vaping it at 6v all day and most of yesterday, only trouble she's had with it is the switch every so often doesn't make contact. might have to put a different one in there.

 

[misterD]

very nice! i have one of this holders and was thinking about doing something with it. gonna use some of your ideas!! thanks for posting!

 

[justbrewit]

it vapes great, you'll like it. i'll be taking it in to work with me on tuesday. gonna see if it will handle my vaping all day at work and see how long the batteries last

 

[tattoo131313]

Very nice job.

if anyone knows where to find a box like this but 1.5 inches shorter please let me know.

 

[justbrewit]

Very nice job.

if anyone knows where to find a box like this but 1.5 inches shorter please let me know.

thanks

not sure about where to get a shorter one though. i got this from madvapes, i get most of my stuff for modding from them, great service and they fix problems if they happen!

 

[misterD]

i wanna fit a small bottle in there... maybe a fat 5ml would fit? did you order any of the 5ml juices from madvapes?

 

[justbrewit]

all of my juices are DIY, only juices i've had that aren't mine are samples i've gotten and the ones i got from lightgeoduck. i have a few doublers but i always add stuff to them. one day i might go on a juice spree and order a bunch from a few places but for right now i'm liking the DIY

 

[WillyB]

she's been vaping it at 6v all day and most of yesterday, only trouble she's had with it is the switch every so often doesn't make contact. might have to put a different one in there.

Those Li-PO's with a Joye 510 will actually vape at around 5V and within about a half hour will be in the high 4V range.

Get yourself a decent switch, the style you've chosen can be found for about 30¢. The top section has room for almost any one you'd like.

If you want to buy locally this RS one is decent.

3A 125V SPST Pushbutton Momentary Switch - RadioShack.com

 

[duby]

where did you get the box?

 

[justbrewit]

where did you get the box?

madvapes, thats where i'm getting most of my stuff right now, with a few things here and there from RS. i've just started bookmarking electronics websites and i'll be looking through all those to find more stuff at better prices

 

[matador]

This thread is over a year old but I just now fount it.. awesome job! I like it

 

[Quigsworth]

Great resurection of an old thread Matadorx, good blow by blow for those just starting out,,,what really blows my mind is that I was just cutting a meter into that very same Hammond box (in black) for a PT im building tonight.